19951227046209I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · St Barthelemy, Puerto Rico · December 27, 1995

Date
December 27, 1995 · 10:30 local
Place
St Barthelemy, Puerto Rico
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
IN9A
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5376Y
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1D5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,150 total1,550 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on December 27, 1995, approximately at 10:30 am, pilot Mr. Neal duncan ATP certificate number 1924714, while landing aircraft Piper model PA-23-250 aztec, registration number N5376Y on runway 10 at st. Barthelemy airport and on landing roll the pilot claimed that he had no brakes thus steering the aircraft to the right off the runway. The aircraft hit a sand pit causing substantial damages to the nose landing gear and nose structure. As per written statement from st. Barthelemy chief of aerodrome, the pilot was advised that due to wind direction; traffic was landing on runway 28, however, the pilot elected to land on runway 10. Investigation on the scene by FAA inspector frank morales revealed no evident brakes malfunction on the aircraft. Due to the aforementioned factors this investigator concludes that the ability and or proficiency of the pilot is in question. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 27, 1995, APPROXIMATELY AT 10:30 AM, PILOT MR. NEAL DUNCAN ATP CERTIFICATE NUMBER 1924714, WHILE LANDING AIRCRAFT PIPER MODEL PA-23-250 AZTEC, REGISTRATION NUMBER N5376Y ON RUNWAY 10 AT ST. BARTHELEMY AIRPORT AND ON LANDING ROLL THE PILOT CLAIMED THAT HE HAD NO BRAKES THUS STEERING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SAND PIT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND NOSE STRUCTURE. AS PER WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM ST. BARTHELEMY CHIEF OF AERODROME, THE PILOT WAS ADVISED THAT DUE TO WIND DIRECTION; TRAFFIC WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 28, HOWEVER, THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 10. INVESTIGATION ON THE SCENE BY FAA INSPECTOR FRANK MORALES REVEALED NO EVIDENT BRAKES MALFUNCTION ON THE AIRCRAFT. DUE TO THE AFOREMENTIONED FACTORS THIS INVESTIGATOR CONCLUDES THAT THE ABILITY AND OR PROFICIENCY OF THE PILOT IS IN QUESTION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^